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Monthly Archives: December 2023

Spotify To Fire 17% Of Its Workforce All Image Credit: Spotify Spotify has been in the news a lot recently. Here’s a quick rundown of what has been happening: Earlier in 2023 Spotify had two rounds of job cuts that amounted to a reduced headcount of approximately 700. On December […]

Spotify To Fire 17% Of Its Workforce

December 9, 2023 in Audio / News tagged Cutbacks / Layoffs / Spotify by fromvinyltoplastic

Aavik SD-880 Streaming DAC – Quick Look All Image Credit: Aavik The Audio Group Denmark brand, Aavik, has announced the launch of their first ever flagship streaming DAC, the Aavik SD-880. According to Aavik; “What makes the Aavik SD-880 so exceptional is the revolutionary in-house developed and manufactured Non-switching Continuum […]

Aavik SD-880 Streaming DAC – Quick Look

December 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Aavik / SD-880 / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC & Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 – First Look All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity has this week added two new products to its flagship Nu-Vista range; the Nu-Vista DAC and Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 phono pre-amplifier. Each model contains eight 7856 Nuvistor triode tubes that run in […]

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC & Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 – First Look

December 7, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Musical Fidelity / Nu-Vista DAC / Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 by fromvinyltoplastic

Samsung And Google To Challenge Dolby Atmos All Image Credit: Samsung Samsung announced in early November that it has jointly developed a new and advanced 3D spatial audio technology with Google. The new technology is called IAMF (Immersive Audio Model and Formats). IAMF has been adopted by the AOM (Alliance for […]

Samsung And Google To Challenge Dolby Atmos

December 6, 2023 in Audio / News tagged 3D spatial audio technology / Dolby Atmos / Google / IAMF / Immersive Audio Model and Formats / Open source / Samsung by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldmund TELOS 1800 Power Amp – Quick Look All Image Credit: Goldmund Ultra high-end Swiss audio brand Goldmund has announced its newest mono power amplifier, the TELOS 1800, that sits between their Telos 3300 and Telos 1000 models in their NextGen mono power amplifier selection. It supports a maximum power […]

Goldmund TELOS 1800 Power Amp – Quick Look

December 5, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Goldmund / Mono Power Amplifier / Monoblock / Nextgen / Power Amplifier / TELOS 1800 by fromvinyltoplastic

Prey – 4K UHD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Disney/Buena Vista | 2023 PG13 | 1hrs 40 min | Horror| Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller HD | 1080P | DTS-HD MA 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby […]

Prey – 4K UHD Review

December 4, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Blu-Ray / plastic / Prey / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

ATC C4 SUB MK 2 Active Subwoofer – First Look All Image Credit: ATC British HiFi brand, the Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC) has announced their new ATC C4 SUB MK 2 Active Subwoofer system. This new MK 2 design is hand-built at the Stroud-based facilities and features a new proprietary […]

ATC C4 SUB MK 2 Active Subwoofer – First Look

December 1, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged ATC / C4 SUB MK 2 / Powered Subwoofers / Subwoofer by fromvinyltoplastic